Pinkster was originally a Dutch Pentecostal holiday, but enslaved Africans in New York and New Jersey adopted the tradition and it was considered as a Black holiday from the 1800s on. As ...

Long before Juneteenth, enslaved and free Black New Yorkers celebrated African culture during a holiday that eventually made white people feel threatened. Pinkster (Dutch for Pentecost) marked the ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY — A rare chance to be a part of a link of history that has witnessed unimaginable changes can be found right in our backyard. "The Pinkster Festival: Remembrance and Renewal ...

The celebration of Pinkster began in 1640. "When Dutch went to church to celebrate, to observe Pentecost as paymaster, they would give their enslaved Africans time off. The Africans did not forget ...

PINKSTER CELEBRATION, FOUNDED IN THE 1600S, STARTS MAY 27, 2023 IN KINGSTON, NY. KINGSTON, N.Y., May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TRANSART & Cultural Services (TRANSART) announces its second annual ...